Before May 5th, "Tango no Sekku", carp streamer making is at its peak in Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture.
Carp streamers are made at the workshop of a store in Tsumatori-cho, Shikokuchuo City, where five craftsmen perform cutting, sewing, and painting.
At the workshop, first, 20 pieces of dough about 5 meters long with a koi pattern are put together and carefully cut into a koi shape.
After that, the glue mixed with gold powder was poured into a special wooden frame and imprinted on the dough with a spatula to finish each carp streamer scale.
In addition to this, the workshop also made carp streamers of about 30 cm to place and decorate, and the work of stuffing beads in the dough was also done.
At this workshop, some shipments were postponed last year due to the closure of department stores due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but this time we plan to ship 15,000 sets as usual, including those that could not be shipped last year. ..
Mr. Murakami, president of "Puppet and carp streamer Murakami," said, "I think that the chances of spending time with my distant grandparents are decreasing due to the corona sickness, but I lifted the carp streamer and exchanged the videos to make the whole family healthy. If you can get it, "he said.
Carp streamers will be made throughout this month and will be shipped until just before the Golden Week holidays.